1,200-pound great white shark spotted in the Gulf...and she's not alone

"OCEARCH, a a non-profit organization and a recognized world leader in generating critical scientific data related to tracking and biological studies of large apex predators such as great white sharks and other keystone marine species, is watching closely as a large female white shark named Miss Costa cruises off the coast of the Florida Panhandle south of Panama City"

"OCEARCH, a a non-profit organization and a recognized world leader in generating critical scientific data related to tracking and biological studies of large apex predators such as great white sharks and other

"OCEARCH, a a non-profit organization and a recognized world leader in generating critical scientific data related to tracking and biological studies of large apex predators such as great white sharks and other keystone marine species, is watching closely as a large female white shark named Miss Costa cruises off the coast of the Florida Panhandle south of Panama City"

"OCEARCH, a a non-profit organization and a recognized world leader in generating critical scientific data related to tracking and biological studies of large apex predators such as great white sharks and other

1,200-pound great white shark spotted in the Gulf...and she's not alone

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There are great white sharks, and then there are Great White Sharks.

The 1,200-pound giant in this story falls into the latter category.

On Thursday, OCEARCH, a non-profit organization that tracks and collects scientific data about great whites announced that it is currently tracking a massive female of the species in the Gulf of Mexico.

'Miss Costa,' (the name given to her by the organization) was spotted right off the coast of Panama City, Fl. a few days ago. Her tracker pinged her entering the Gulf at the beginning of April, according to OCEARCH.